Monument record MLI91185 - Benedictine cell at Wilsford

Summary

Benedictine cell at Wilsford (unlocated)

Type and Period (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 65218 A Benedictine cell under a prior was founded at Wilsford c.1135-54. It was dependent on Bec-Hellouin, and was granted to Bourne Abbey in 1401. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5} The cell was founded by Hugh de Evermue or Wake and at the Dissolution its lands were granted to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. {3}{4} The cell is thought to have been located in Hanbeck (PRN 62736). {4} A large ruined dovecote (PRN 65227) near Hanbeck Farm was thought locally to be monastic (presumably associated with this cell) but no evidence to support this was discovered. {1}{2}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Index: Wilsford SMR cards. WILSFORD. TF 04 SW; AB, Z.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Wilsford O.S. cards. Wilsford. TF 04 SW; 14, 8.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Edward Trollope. 1872. Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln. p 321.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p 455.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: D. Knowles and R.N. Hadcock. 1971. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales - Second Edition. pp.85, 94.

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Location

Grid reference Not recorded
Civil Parish WILSFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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